Solutions Architect (MCCF- Healthcare Systems)Location: RemoteDescriptionHigherEchelon has an exciting opportunity for a
Solutions Architect to join a high-performance team supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) migration to the cloud. This role supports mission-critical healthcare applications, including modernization efforts, system enhancements, healthcare interoperability initiatives, and legacy healthcare-system transformation.
The Solutions Architect will serve as a trusted technical advisor, working at scale and with substantial autonomy to develop secure, scalable, highly available, and cost-effective Azure cloud solutions. The role combines cloud architecture and technical leadership with capture, proposal, solution-development, and estimating responsibilities. The successful candidate will collaborate with business development, capture, proposal, engineering, security, infrastructure, and customer stakeholders to develop technically sound, compliant, and competitive solutions that meet customer technical, schedule, cost, and risk requirements.
Job Responsibilities- Leverage domain expertise to develop a comprehensive understanding of customer requirements and lead development of complete, compliant, technically feasible, and price-competitive solutions.
- Collaborate with business-development, capture, proposal, pricing, engineering, and other team members to optimize proposed solutions and ensure alignment with customer objectives.
- Provide technical leadership for Pre-Bid-and-Proposal (Pre-B&P) and Bid-and-Proposal (B&P) activities, including solution development, technical volume development, staffing approaches, and cost-estimating support.
- Identify technical staffing needs and coordinate the assignment of technical personnel to capture, proposal, Pre-B&P, and B&P efforts.
- Coordinate with technical leadership and technical contributors on solution architecture, proposal writing, technical reviews, cost estimates, basis-of-estimate inputs, and associated artifacts.
- Provide subject-matter expertise to meet customer technical, schedule, cost, security, compliance, and risk-management requirements.
- Work closely with the Enterprise Architect to design, implement, and govern secure, scalable, highly available Azure cloud architectures aligned to enterprise technology standards, business objectives, security requirements, and cloud-governance best practices.
- Design cloud-hosted solutions that address application modernization, legacy-system transformation, cloud readiness, interoperability, data integration, and mission-critical healthcare requirements.
- Develop new concepts, techniques, standards, and reusable architecture patterns that improve organizational cloud-solution capabilities and delivery quality.
- Establish technical objectives and goals for assigned work; provide technical guidance to team members to achieve those goals in accordance with established policies, standards, and procedures.
- Design and govern multi-subscription Azure environments using Azure Management Groups, Azure Policy, Azure Landing Zones, and related cloud-governance capabilities.
- Define and implement Azure security architecture and cloud controls, including identity and access management, encryption, key management, privileged access, network security, monitoring, and security-event management.
- Design cloud networking and hybrid-connectivity architectures using Azure Virtual Network, VNet peering, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Private Link, Azure Firewall, and related services.
- Develop and oversee infrastructure-as-code and cloud-automation solutions using ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform, Azure Developer CLI, Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI, and comparable tools.
- Establish monitoring, logging, observability, alerting, and performance-management capabilities using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Microsoft Sentinel, and approved third-party platforms.
- Architect and support Azure data platform services, including Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Lake Storage.
- Define database high-availability, performance optimization, backup and recovery, business continuity, and disaster-recovery strategies.
- Guide implementation of CI/CD and DevOps practices using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, and related deployment automation technologies.
- Architect containerized and cloud-native solutions using Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Apps, and Azure Container Instances.
- Assess, diagnose, and resolve complex cloud-infrastructure, networking, security, performance, availability, and application-integration issues.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, including solution architectures, cloud standards, reference architectures, diagrams, governance materials, operating procedures, engineering decisions, and technical proposal content.
- Mentor engineers, architects, and technical teams; promote knowledge sharing, technical growth, consistent implementation practices, and operational excellence.
- Lead cloud transformation initiatives and collaborate across infrastructure, security, development, data, business, and customer organizations.
- Remain current with emerging Azure technologies, cloud-native architectures, security trends, cost-optimization methods, and industry best practices; apply relevant innovations to improve solution quality and customer outcomes.
Required Skills- Extensive expertise with core Azure services, including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure SQL Database, Azure Virtual Network, Azure Functions, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Resource Manager templates, Azure Monitor, and Azure DNS.
- Demonstrated ability to design, deploy, govern, and manage secure, scalable, highly available Azure cloud solutions that support enterprise business and mission requirements.
- Experience implementing Azure security services and best practices, including Microsoft Entra ID, Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Firewall, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Web Application Firewall, Azure Key Vault, encryption, key management, identity management, and privileged-access controls.
- Strong knowledge of Azure networking and hybrid-connectivity architectures, including VNet peering, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Private Link, network security, routing, and connectivity troubleshooting.
- Experience designing and governing multi-subscription Azure environments using Azure Management Groups, Azure Policy, and Azure Landing Zones.
- Knowledge of cloud financial-management practices, including Azure Cost Management, budgeting, resource tagging, consumption analysis, resource optimization, and cost-governance strategies.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI, Bash, Node.js, or comparable technologies.
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code and automation, including ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform, and Azure Developer CLI.
- Expertise in monitoring, logging, observability, auditing, and security-information capabilities, including Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Microsoft Sentinel, and third-party monitoring platforms.
- Experience troubleshooting and optimizing Azure resources and workloads for performance, reliability, availability, scalability, capacity, security, and cost efficiency.
- Strong understanding of Azure security architecture, governance, compliance, and regulatory frameworks, including HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS, and applicable industry standards.
- Knowledge of Azure data platform services, including Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Lake Storage.
- Experience with database performance optimization, high-availability configurations, backup and recovery planning, and disaster-recovery strategies.
- Familiarity with CI/CD methodologies and DevOps practices using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, and related deployment tools.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Apps, and Azure Container Instances.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, including the ability to diagnose and resolve complex cloud, networking, security, integration, and application issues.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, business-focused recommendations for executives, stakeholders, and customers.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, lead multiple workstreams, meet established schedules, and consistently deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Strong attention to detail to ensure architectural integrity, operational excellence, system reliability, security, compliance, and data integrity.
- Proven ability to lead technical projects, mentor engineers and architects, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional technical and business teams.
- Strong technical-documentation and architectural-design skills, including experience developing solution designs, standards, diagrams, operational procedures, governance documentation, and technical proposal content.
- Commitment to continuous learning and maintaining current knowledge of Azure services, cloud-native technology, security trends, and industry best practices.
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.
Desired Skills and Experience- Advanced Azure certifications, including one or more of the following:
- Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
- Azure Administrator Associate
- Azure Security Engineer Associate
- Experience supporting VA, Department of Defense, or other Federal government cloud programs.
- Experience supporting healthcare, healthcare interoperability, or mission-critical clinical, benefits, or healthcare operations applications.
- Experience with HL7, FHIR, HIPAA EDI 278, and HIPAA EDI 275 transactions.
- Experience supporting modernization initiatives for long-lived, legacy healthcare applications.
- Experience developing technical solutions and proposal content for Federal acquisition, capture, business-development, and competitive proposal efforts.
- Experience developing cloud roadmaps, architecture standards, technical governance models, and enterprise cloud-adoption strategies.
- Familiarity with Zero Trust architecture, security automation, DevSecOps, policy-as-code, compliance-as-code, and continuous authorization practices.
Education and Experience- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related technical discipline and 20 years of relevant experience; or a master's degree in an applicable discipline and 10 years of relevant experience.
- Proven track record of designing, deploying, and managing Azure infrastructure, cloud services, and enterprise cloud architectures.
- Demonstrated experience with large-scale, high-availability, secure, and scalable cloud architecture.
- Experience serving as a technical leader, trusted advisor, solutions architect, or senior cloud architect for complex enterprise or Federal technology initiatives.
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About HigherEchelon, Inc.HigherEchelon, Inc. (HE) is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) with offerings in Engineering, Gaming, Human Capital, Enterprise Technology and Cyber Solutions. HigherEchelon aims to be the premier trusted partner in organizational excellence and achieves this through sustained investment in talent and the employee experience. HigherEchelon puts the employee first to better serve customer needs and sustain excellence.
HigherEchelon offers competitive full-time benefits including paid vacation and holidays, 401(k) matching, full health/dental/vision coverage, plus much more. For on-site and remote employees, flexible work schedules are offered when authorized.
By joining our team, you are choosing to embark on a journey towards excellence as a valued team member and trusted partner. We appreciate your inquiry and look forward to discussing the opportunity further.
EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled:HigherEchelon, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in its job application procedures.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. HigherEchelon, Inc. participates in E-Verify.
